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Activities and Events of the Charter 2014

Meeting on non accepted provisions of the European Social Charter by Azerbaijan in Baku

[25/06/2014]
A meeting on the non accepted provisions of the European Social
Charter by Azerbaijan was held in Baku today. Two members of
the European Committee of Social Rights, Mr. Lauri Leppi et M.
Ruchan Isik participated in this meeting, as well as Mr. Ramon
Prieto-Suarez, legal officer in the Department of the European
Social Charter.

Round table on the promotion of the European Social Charter in
Belarus

[18/06/2014] A round table on the promotion of the European Social
Charter was held in Minsk, Belarus on 19/06/2014.
Mr Régis Brillat, Head of the Department of the European Social
Charter and Mrs Danuta Wisniewska-Cazals participated in this
event.

Symposium on collective complaints in Paris

[18/06/2014] A symposium on the European Social Charter and collective
complaints, organised in cooperation with the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Personnes Âgées
(FIAPA), was held in Paris on 18 June 2014. Prof. Luis Jimena Quesada, President
of the European Committee of Social Rights, participated in this
symposium.

Meeting in Moscow to allow for an exchange of views on
conclusions with respect to the Russian Federation

[27/05/2014] A meeting
was held in Moscow on 27 May 2014 allowing for an exchange of views
covering specific provisions where the European Committee of Social
Rights has found the Russian Federation not to be in compliance with
the rights enshrined in the Charter as well as cases in which the
Committee was unable to reach a decision due to insufficient
information. Three members of the European Committe of Social
Rights, Mr Petros Stangos, Vice President, Ms Elena Machulskaya and
Ms Eliane Chemla, participated in this meeting, as well as Mr. Régis Brillat, Head of
the Department of the European Social Charter and Mr. Ramon Prieto
Suarez, legal officer.

International workshop on the role of judges in the protection of economic and social rights in times of economic crisis,
Ouro Preto, Brazil

An international workshop on the role of judges in the protection of economic and social rights in times of economic crisis
will be held in Ouro Preto, Brasil from 5-6 May 2014. On this
occasion Prof. Luis Jimena Quesada, President of the European Committee
of Social Rights, will address the conference by a broadcasted
message.

Academic Forum on Social Rights in Europe organised by the
University of Sevilla

[25/04/2014] An academic forum entitled "Foro Experto los
Derechos sociales en Europa/Espana/Andalucia", organised by the
Centro de Estudios Andaluces of the University of Sevilla, was held
on 25 April 2014. Two members of the European Committee of
Social Rights, Prof. Luis Jimena Quesada, President, and Mr. Petros
Stangos, Vice President, participated in this event, as well as Mr
Régis Brillat, Head of the Department of the European Social
Charter.

Workshop on the Social Charter in Valencia

[09/04/2014]
A workshop dedicated to the promotion and awareness-raising of the
European Social Charter, organised by the Spanish trade union UGT, was
held in Valencia, Spain, on 9 April 2014. Prof. Luis Jimena Quesada,
President of the European Committee of Social Rights, participated
in this workshop and gave a presentation of the role of the
Committee and the impact of the Social Charter in Spain.

UNHCR/European Network on Statelessness Conference organised by UNHCR
in Strasbourg

[08/04/2014]
A Conference entitled “Stateless but not Rightless: Improving the Protection of Stateless Persons in Europe”, jointly organised by the European Network on Statelessness and the UNHCR Representation to the European Institutions
was held in Strasbourg on 8 April.2014. Mr. Henrik
Kristenssen, Deputy Head of the European Social Charter participated
in this conference.

Colloquy on the condition of Roma in Italy

[03/04/2014] The association 21 Luglio has organised a
colloquy under the patronage of the European Commission on 3, 4 and
5 April 2014, focussing on the condition of Roma in Italy. The main
objective of this colloquy is to attain a better understanding of
the social and legal condition of Roma communities and to achieve a
wider application of the national Roma integration strategy adopted
by Italy on 28 February 2012. Prof. Luis Jimena Quesada, President
of the European Committee of Social Rights spoke on the social
rights of vulnerable persons

The Committee of Ministers adopts changes to the reporting
and monitoring system with respect to the European Social Charter

On 2 April 2014, the Committee of Ministers adopted changes to the
reporting and monitoring system with respect to the European Social
Charter. The changes are to be put in place with immediate effect.
The most important aim of the changes is to simplify the national
reporting mechanism for State Parties having accepted the collective
complaints procedure.

[26/03/2014] A hearing on the Committee's decision in LO/TCO v. Sweden, Complaint No. 85/2012,
was organised by the Swedish Parliamentary Committee responsible for re-considering/ reviewing the Swedish legislation to implement the CJEU decision in the Laval case, Stockholm (Sweden).
Two members of the European Committee of Social Rights, Ms Birgitta Nyström et Mr Giuseppe Palmisano,
attended the audition, as well as Mr Henrik Kristensen, Deputy Head
of the Department of the European Social Charter.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe calls for better protection of social rights in times of austerity

[28/01/2014] M.Thorbjørn Jagland
declares that "the need to protect everyday rights for workers and non-working people is a core European value which becomes all the more important when times are tough. .."
and encourages the member States of the Council of Europe who
have not yet done so to ratify the Revised Charter and to adhere to
the collective complaint procedure.

The 269th session of the European Committee of Social Rights in
Brussels

The
European Committee of Social Rights held its 269th session from 27 to 29 January 2014 in the Council of Europe Office in Brussels, Belgium. A number of events
were organised to take place during this session, including a press briefing on the Committee’s Conclusions 2013 and XX-2, relating to health, social security and social protection. The briefing
was held in the Council of Europe Office, 85, Avenue des Nerviens, on Wednesday
29 January. The full text of the conclusions became public on that
day and may be consulted
on line.
Please consult the agenda and
synopsis for more information on the Committee's session in
Brussels.

Public hearing on "Employment and social aspects of the operations and role of the Troika in euro area programme countries" in Brussels

[09/01/2014] A public hearing,
organised by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the
European Parliament, is taking place in Brussels today on "Employment and
social aspects of the operations and role of the Troika in euro area
programme countries. On this occasion, Mr. Petros Stangos,
Vice President of the European Committee of Social Rights, is
participating in this event.

The
Committee of Ministers adopts two resolutions ion the implementation of the European Social Charter (revised)
and on the implementation of the 1961 European Social Charter,
during the period 2007-2010 (concerning the provisions relating to
employment, training and equal opportunity)

-
Resolution CM/ResChS(2014)4
on the implementation of the European Social Charter (revised) during the period
2007-2010 (Conclusions 2012)-
Resolution CM/ResChS(2014)3 on the implementation of the
1961 European
Social Charter during the period 2007-2010 (Conclusions XX-1 (2012))